Architecture Spring: The redevelopment of the Îlot des Fleurs

In 1872, the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor acquired a remarkable building in the suburb, which had previously housed a casino. They established a hospice there ‘for the relief of the elderly and the incurably poor’, before having a chapel built on the site in 1889. Sold to the City in 1948, the buildings subsequently housed the charitable works of the Order of Malta and then a Specialised Care Home (MAS). With their slate roofs, the old buildings still make a significant mark on the urban fabric of the suburb, which is otherwise made up of a series of low-rise houses.
Discover this complex, which was expanded in the second half of the 1970s with additional buildings housing a gerontology centre, and the extensive regeneration plan currently underway to convert it into accommodation for military personnel, a retirement home, and social housing. A conversion that involves contemporary architectural intervention whilst respecting the heritage of the 19th and 20th centuries as much as possible.

In the presence of Eric Gelebart and/or Vladimir Manent, representing Acapace; Mouktar Ferroudj, project architect from the GMAA practice; Maud Marro, director of Les Jardins d’Arcadie; and Régis Seuwin, Florence Dubois and Frédéric Chassebœuf representing the City of Rochefort.

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